Overcoming Women's Subordination in the Igbo African Culture and in the Catholic Church

Overcoming Women's Subordination in the Igbo African Culture and in the Catholic Church PDF Author: Rose N. Uchem
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
ISBN: 1581121334
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 259

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Book Description
"When African scholars lament over the near destruction of African cultures, they do not reflect the reality of African women's historical traditions of empowerment and inclusion in pre-colonial/pre-Christian African societies, which were also lost in the same process of Western Christian cultural imperialism. Similarly, most male Church theologians writing or speaking about inculturation do not address the deeper cultural issues, which impact heavily on African women. ..... [from back cover]